The UK Postcode Database

DT2 8WP

a postcode in Dorset

Introduced in May 2005
DT2 8WP Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DT2 8WP

Frome Valley Road - 15 properties, USRN 43210507

Woodsford Road - 1 property, USRN 43202116

Woodsford Road - 1 property, USRN 43201320

Park Drive - 1 property, USRN 43210886

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7003 / 50°42'1"N

Longitude: -2.3332 / 2°19'59"W

UTM Reference: 30U 547089 5616711

OS Easting: 376564

OS Northing: 89017

OS Grid: SY765890

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 0ZV.4XK

Mapcode Global: FRA 6707.6TD

Open Location Code: 9C2VPM28+4P

Maidenhead Locator System: IO80uq08

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 22208 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for DT2 8WP on Monday 8 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:05
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:12
Sunrise 04:57
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:19
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:04
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:11
Hours of daylight today04:27 to 21:49
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:49 to 04:27
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 00:29
Moon sets 12:14

For a full sun and moon calendar for DT2 8WP, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DT2 8WP

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
24 August 2021 46 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £437,750
25 July 2019 36 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Semi-detached Freehold £265,000
15 February 2019 5 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £391,000
10 December 2018 46 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £335,000
16 July 2018 38 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £270,000
1 December 2015 9 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £198,000
22 January 2014 11 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £188,000
26 July 2013 5 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £320,000
29 April 2013 42 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £242,000
8 September 2010 7 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £274,950
26 June 2009 38 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £185,000
23 November 2007 9 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
22 June 2007 13 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £191,500
22 September 2006 44 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £322,000
26 May 2006 5 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £340,000
25 May 2006 40 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £327,000
13 April 2006 1 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £278,000
12 April 2006 15 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £335,000
10 April 2006 46 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £274,000
9 September 2005 9 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
12 August 2005 13 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
5 August 2005 36 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
17 June 2005 11 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £172,500
20 May 2005 7 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £221,000
4 May 2005 38 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £190,000
29 April 2005 42 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £219,000
25 February 2005 3 Frome Valley Road, Crossways, Dorchester DT2 8WP Detached Freehold £220,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for DT2 8WP

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

South Dorset

MP

Lloyd Hatton Labour

Dorset Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Crossways

Councillor

Nick Ireland Liberal Democrats

DT2 8WP also falls within the Civil Parish of Crossways, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DT2 8WP

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00104152 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01020538 Dorset 036C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004279 Dorset 036 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04003531 Crossways Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05012695 Crossways Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E06000059 Dorset Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2019 DLUHC
E12000009 South West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001485 South Dorset Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000039 Dorset Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000046 Dorchester & Weymouth Travel to Work Areas Other 1 January 2009 ONS
E33049599 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000009 Dorset Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 7 July 2011 BEIS
E38000045 NHS Dorset CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2015 ODS
E40000006 South West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2018 ODS
E54000041 Dorset Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2016 NHS
E56000016 Wessex Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E63013892 Crossways Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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